Man who wants to become doctor avoids jail time for Stanley Cup riot actions

The Canadian Press01.16.2013

Twenty-seven-year-old Richard MacMillan has been given a six-month conditional term that includes a curfew, counselling, and a ban on using drugs and alcohol. In this file photo, Vancouver Canucks fans watch as firefighters douse a pickup truck, which was set on fire by rioters after the Canucks lost Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs to the Boston Bruins, in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia June 15, 2011. Riot police fired tear gas to control a mob that turned violent in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday after the game.

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VANCOUVER -- A man who wants to become a doctor has avoided jail time for his actions during the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver in June of 2011.

A judge has handed Rag Gu Rock Gue Kim, also known as Rocky Kim, a nine-month conditional sentence.

Kim was worried he won't get into medical school with a criminal record, and judge David St. Pierre agreed, saying it would be a significant factor in the young man's life.

Kim, who smashed a couple of parked vehicles during the riot, left the court without speaking to the media.

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Man who wants to become doctor avoids jail time for Stanley Cup riot actions

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